Harry A. Chesler Collection of Cartoon Art and Graphic Satire

by drewadmin | Aug 18, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Harry A. Chesler (1898-1981), an early pioneer of comic book packaging, played a seminal role in the rise and growth of the comic book as a mainstream art form. During the 1930s-1940s, the so-called “Golden Age” of...

H.L. Ickes Diary

by drewadmin | Aug 18, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Harold LeClair Ickes (1874-1952) served as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of the Interior for the entire length of Roosevelt’s presidency. A Republican who distanced himself from the party establishment, he was a...

19th Century Pamphlet Collection

by drewadmin | Aug 16, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Drew University Library’s special collection of 19th century pamphlets is large and complex. More than 10,000 pamphlets cover scores of subjects, both secular and sacred. Religious materials include a significant...

Governor Thomas H. Kean Papers

by drewadmin | Aug 16, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Governor Thomas H. Kean (1935-) was rated among America ‘s five most effective state leaders by Newsweek magazine: noted for tax cuts that spurred 750,000 new jobs, a federally replicated welfare reform program,...

Georges Simenon Collection

by drewadmin | Aug 16, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Belgian writer Georges Simenon (1903-1989) is best known for his detective novels featuring police commissioner Maigret. Drew University Library holds a complete collection of his published works in French, as well as...